Notebook PCs with MMX Processors

Based on Intel's MMX-enabled 150- or 166-MHz Pentium processor, the TransPort XPE notebook (from $4599) offers 32 MB of EDO memory (expandable to 80 MB), 256 KB of L2 pipeline burst cache, a 12.1-inch active-matrix display, a 64-bit graphics accelerator with 2 MB of video memory, two swappable bays, an eight-speed CD-ROM drive, and an integrated card bus with zoom video capabilitie s. Other features include the Pick-a-Point dual pointing device; a removable 1.4- to 3-GB hard drive; a 3 1/2-inch modular floppy drive; Sound Blaster 16-bit stereo sound; and a PC Card slot.

Contact:  Micron Electronics, Inc., Nampa, ID

Phone:    800-515-9197 or 208-893-3434

Internet: 
http://www.mei.micron.com


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The PCV-100 and PCV-120 notebooks combine accelerated 3-D graphics, 33.6-Kbps DSVD modems, and 16-speed CD-ROM drives with Sony's MPEG decoding and Multiscan multimedia display. The PCV-100 (about $1999) includes an Intel 166-MHz Pentium processor with MMX technology; 32 MB of EDO RAM, expandable to 128 MB; a 2.5-GB hard drive; and S-Video and Composite Video out. The PCV-120 (about $2399) comes with the same features except a 200-MHz Pentium processor with MMX technology and a 3.8-GB hard drive.

Contact:  Sony Electronics, San Jose, CA
Phone:    800-476-6972 or 408-432-1600
Internet: 
http://www.
sony.com/pc

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